- 1. Cars from "Driven" up for auction (score: 1)
- Author: Darren Madams <darren@madams.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 17:53:08 -0700 (PDT)
- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=591612085 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=591612585 Can't even venture what the reserve would be...
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- 2. Re: Cars from "Driven" up for auction (score: 1)
- Author: Brad and Janice Martinson <brad@rahul.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:15:48 -0700
- Help me out here - why did they convert them to 900cc bike power? The only thing that occurs to me is so the actors don't kill themselves by actually going 200mph or something...
- /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00239.html (8,086 bytes)
- 3. Re: Cars from "Driven" up for auction (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 12:31:57 -0400 (EDT)
- Probably that but I bet also so that they didn't have to worry about motor maintenance, could start with a button push, etc. Mark
- /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00240.html (7,583 bytes)
- 4. Re: Cars from "Driven" up for auction (score: 1)
- Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:29:13 -0700
- that, and actual CART cars/motors cost some big $$, even for movie budgets. -james 'loading up Le Mans instead' creasy http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=591612085 htt
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- 5. Re: Cars from "Driven" up for auction (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Ochi <jochi@ricochet.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:36:41 -0700
- I'd guess that it's a lot cheaper to run a 900cc bike motor, than it would be to use the normal engine. It's probably easier to drive, too, and a lot slower which would make it easier to film. If you
- /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00242.html (8,246 bytes)
- 6. Re: Cars from "Driven" up for auction (score: 1)
- Author: craig boyle <craig_autox@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:33:12 -0700 (PDT)
- One of the magazines explained the reason for the 900cc engines was as everyone guessed cost/safety/practicality. I'm sure they sound better too. They also said something about giving the mechanics a
- /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00243.html (9,519 bytes)
- 7. Re: Cars from "Driven" up for auction (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Weinstock" <weinstro@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 20:50:46
- Or kick start it. _________________________________________________________________
- /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00247.html (7,340 bytes)
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